In Chelan County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry reported the top wages in Chelan County for 2006. The average industry job in Chelan County received a wage of $123,287 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Washington of $110,741 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $138,150.

Top-pay jobs in Chelan County, Washington are present in office administrative services ($89,239), management of companies and enterprises ($76,585), offices of physicians ($70,158) and electronic markets and agents and brokers ($69,521) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Chelan County Wages have increased by 10.0% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Chelan County, Washington by a total of 10.0%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Washington and less than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Chelan County Industry Wages Lag Behind Washington, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Chelan County, Washington when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 38.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $41,025. The industry pay was less than the overall average in the United States of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Chelan County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 13.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Washington, which experienced a gain of 5.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Chelan County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 325.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Chelan County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Washington, where the industry felt a gain of 13.6 percent. The Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry in Chelan County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (325.8 percent gain)
2. Used merchandise stores (265.5 percent gain)
3. Other schools and instruction (211.4 percent gain)
4. Other financial investment activities (176.5 percent gain)
5. Employment services (135.7 percent gain)

Chelan County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 61.4 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Washington, where the it saw a loss of 16.5 percent. The losses in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry in Chelan County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 17.8 in percent of jobs in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (61.4 percent decline)
2. Printing and related support activities (58.2 percent decline)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (54.8 percent decline)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (44.4 percent decline)
5. Specialized freight trucking (40.9 percent decline)

In Chelan County, Washington, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 3,720 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Of the 102 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 38 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 64 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Chelan County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Fruit and tree nut farming industry has grown the most with 1,420 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry makes up 35.3 percent of the total growth in Chelan County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (1,420 new jobs)
2. Traveler accommodation (269 new jobs)
3. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (202 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (193 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (131 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Chelan County

Given the industries in the area, the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 372 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry make up 24.9 percent of the total job loss in Chelan County, Washington.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (372 jobs lost)
2. Private households (174 jobs lost)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (128 jobs lost)
4. Nursing care facilities (92 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (64 jobs lost)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Chelan County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Chelan County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 61 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 12.6 percent of the total employment decline in Chelan County, Washington.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (61 jobs lost)
2. Private households (47 jobs lost)
3. Vocational rehabilitation services (39 jobs lost)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (35 jobs lost)
5. Clothing stores (29 jobs lost)

Of the 108 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 39 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 67 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Chelan County, Washington, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,446 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Chelan County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has added the most employment with 178 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry makes up 12.6 percent of the total employment growth in Chelan County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (178 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (104 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (70 new jobs)
4. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (69 new jobs)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (57 new jobs)

Chelan County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 42 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Washington, where the industry reported a loss of 4 percent. The losses in the Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing industry in Chelan County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 0.2 percent in terms of employees in the Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (42 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (39.8 percent decline)
3. Vocational rehabilitation services (39.7 percent decline)
4. Support activities for road transportation (35.1 percent decline)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (30.6 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 4.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of Washington, experiencing a gain of 3.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Chelan County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The RV parks and recreational camps industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 93.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Chelan County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Washington, where the industry felt a gain of 6.4 percent. The RV parks and recreational camps industry in Chelan County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. RV parks and recreational camps (93.7 percent gain)
2. Used merchandise stores (71.0 percent gain)
3. Consumer goods rental (65.1 percent gain)
4. Beverage manufacturing (45.1 percent gain)
5. Employment services (44.8 percent gain)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Chelan County, Washington

In Chelan County, Washington White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $45,820 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 4.9 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic in Chelan County, Washington , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $32,097, this median household income is 26.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $48,032. This income level is 10 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Chelan County had a median income of $27,027, this level was 38.1 percent less than the median income level in this area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 102.1 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $88,217.

As the median income level saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Chelan County, Washington, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in household income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 28.1 percent since the year 2000. The White population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Chelan County, undergoing a 11.5 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $38,269, which amounts to a 12.3 percent decline. Chelan County, Washington, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 4 of 16 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Washington. Chelan County ranks 117 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median income level for the United States.

The poverty rate in Chelan County, Washington has increased by 1.2 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 12.4 percent to 13.6 percent.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Chelan County, Washington can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 12.4 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 39.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Chelan County, with 24.7 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Chelan County had a medium-high household income of $43,660 (2005 Dollars). This median is 22.7 percent lower than the median in Washington of $53,558 and the income level is 12.5 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Chelan County, Washington

Chelan County, Washington had a population that was estimated at 69,791 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 66,739. This growth represents an increase of 4.6 percent. Chelan ranks 21 of 39 counties when calculating total change in population for Washington and the county ranks 668 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Chelan covers a total land area of 2921 square miles. The county has a low average area density of 24 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Warren, IN (24 per sq. mile ), Hancock, IL (24 per sq. mile ), Jefferson, FL (24 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Owsley, KY (24 per sq. mile ), Menominee, MI (24 per sq. mile ), Webster, MS (24 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a very high amount of people have migrated to Chelan internationally. The international migration into Chelan totals 1.2 percent of immigration into the State of Washington. This percent of immigration can be considered very high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Chelan County, Washington to be 37.8 years of age. The median age in Chelan is greater than the median in Washington of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 36.4 years old. With a total of 25.2 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Chelan can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 60.5 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 14.3 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Chelan County, Washington has a population that is made up of 76.1 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 20.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 21.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Washington percent of 18.3. Since 2000, Chelan has increased the level of diversity when 20.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Chelan County, Washington

In Chelan County, the real estate market was made up of 31,888 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 1,188 residential units since 2001, or 3.9 percent.

It can be understood that there is a fair amount of housing that is affordable in Chelan County, Washington. In 2005, 23.7 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

The residential home values in Chelan County, Washington have moderate increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $23,700, or 16 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $148,400.

Chelan County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $172,100, accounted by the American Community Survey. This value is less than the overall Washington 2005 home median value of $227,700 and greater than median home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

Chelan County can be understood as having a relatively high proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 6.2 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

In the State of Washington, Chelan County is positioned 22 of 39 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,098 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Chelan County, Washington -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Chelan County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 14.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 4,516 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 14.2 and 10.3 percent of industry employment.

Educational services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Chelan County, moving a total of 70.4 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 13.8 percent. The State of Washington went through a industry job change of 9.8 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Health care and social assistance has the largest businesses in Chelan County, with the industry averaging 23 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and greater than the Washington average of 19 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Chelan County. The industry was hit with a loss of 203 jobs during the period, or 8.8 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 43.6 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.









Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).